The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/university-of-amsterdam/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:04:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png University of Amsterdam | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/university-of-amsterdam/ 32 32 ‘Ashamed’ Amsterdam alumni to return diplomas after school cuts ties with Hebrew U. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ashamed-amsterdam-alumni-to-return-diplomas-after-school-cuts-ties-with-hebrew-u/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:56:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3510054 Graduates, including a former Dutch Supreme Court justice and a former foreign minister, accuse UvA of capitulating to violent anti-Israel activists who occupied campuses last year

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]]> Critics say violent anti-Israel protests led U of Amsterdam to cut ties with Hebrew U https://www.timesofisrael.com/critics-says-violent-anti-israel-protests-led-u-of-amsterdam-to-cut-ties-with-hebrew-u/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 16:20:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3503938 Advisory committee affirms May 2024 decision by UvA President Verbeek, who negotiated with masked rioters that demanded school divest from Israeli institutions

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]]> Daily Briefing May 15: Day 222 – Gaza heats up as Independence Day marked differently https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-may-15-day-222-gaza-heats-up-as-independence-day-marked-differently/ Wed, 15 May 2024 11:45:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3290335&preview=true&preview_id=3290335 Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses Gaza and the north; Diaspora reporter Canaan Lidor looks at an alternative Independence Day ceremony, campus antisemitism in Europe

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]]> On Europe’s campuses, explosions of violent antisemitism have become de rigueur https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-europes-campuses-explosions-of-violent-antisemitism-have-become-de-rigueur/ Wed, 15 May 2024 03:38:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3288292 A mix of pro-terrorist networks, sympathetic faculty and wavering response by authorities is blamed for extremist violence at the heart of academia

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]]> Amsterdam University closed for 2 days after anti-Israel activists storm building https://www.timesofisrael.com/amsterdam-university-closed-for-2-days-after-anti-israel-activists-storm-building/ Tue, 14 May 2024 16:42:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3289745 All buildings are shut through Wednesday; city police say university has filed a report against the protesters for acts of vandalism

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]]> 120 arrested as police break up pro-Palestinian encampment at Amsterdam University https://www.timesofisrael.com/120-arrested-as-police-break-up-pro-palestinian-encampment-at-amsterdam-university/ Tue, 07 May 2024 09:38:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3284215 Dutch police say demonstration 'took on a violent nature' with some students hurling stones and fireworks at officers as they cleared barricades and tents

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